I would never part with my USA Witcomb for $600. Heck, I just spent $500 on special pano parts for it! Now way :-)
Guy Apple Palo Alto CA
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Dec 12, 2007 3:08 PM
>To: George Allen <jgallen@lexairinc.com>, CR Mailing List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Witcomb Bargain
>
>I've always thought a large part of the Masi, or at least CA Masi, mystic was the tragic and compelling story of Mario Confente.
>
> Unfortunately for the price of USA Witcombs, but extremely fortunately for the classic bike community, Messrs. Sachs, Weigle and, AFAIK, Chance are very much alive and well.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
>
>George Allen <jgallen@lexairinc.com> wrote:
> URL:
>http://ebay.com/<blah>
>Ebay Item # : 200181167768
>
>I tried to snipe this but was outsniped. It was stuck at $350.00 with
>about a minute left. I still think it was a good deal. It looks like an
>original twin to the Witcomb on the CR Whitcomb page here (right down to
>the Shimano brakes, Avocet saddle and Suntour barcons):
>
>http://classicrendezvous.com/USA/Witcomb_USA/Witcomb_JBZ.htm
>
>BTW, considering the role Witcomb USA played as an incubator for
>American frame-building talent shouldn't they have a status as perhaps
>an east coast Masi. Of course, they didn't have Faliero, Mario and the
>racing tradition but $526.52? C'mon! How about Sachs, Weigle and Chance?
>
>George Allen
>Lexington, KY
>USA
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